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Friday, September 6, 2013

Sepia Saturday - Things that Float

This week's Sepia Saturday photograph shows a young girl in a rowboat on a lake by herself. This reminded me of the above photograph of my grandparents. They are in a rowboat in Central Park, New York City. They were still courting and not yet married. With them was Helen's youngest sister, Kathleen G Coyle, who snapped this picture.

I love this photograph. I love the way my Nana is holding the hat for her boyfriend. I love that he is wearing a tie and she is wearing a pretty blouse & skirt for their outing. Most of all, I think I love this because it looks like they are looking at me, their only grand daughter, and I wonder what they are thinking of me.

Now I hope you won't be offended but I think your grandfather has a bit of a look of Kevin Spacey about him who I happen to think is a fabulous actor. I hope you do too. His tie looks fabulous too...I'm happy to defer to those more knowledgeable in the fashion stakes than me but it looks like watermarked silk or something.

Courtship is such a rite of passage. It tells a lot about how things will go in the future. I'll bet your Nana often held his hat (or lunch pail, or jacket, or ...) with the same look of contentment and love. Also liked the fact that they were so close. One might say "well, it's a small boat" -- but they chose that small boat and sat knee by knee, shoulder by shoulder. Lovely pic and people.

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